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This role requires a minimum of 40% on-site presence. Additional on-site work may be required based on business needs. On-site expectations are subject to change and may be adjusted on a temporary or permanent basis. The successful candidate will work at our Toronto (67 College Street) site office

Job posting ID: 9423

Employment status: Temporary full-time
Position's anticipated end date: 2029-12-07

Salary/Rate of pay: $99,600 - $117,200

- This external job posting may close earlier than the advertised deadline.

Application requirements:

- Your up-to-date resume.
- We recommend you save a copy of the job posting for reference throughout the recruitment process.

Do you currently work for Canadian Blood Services? All employees must apply via the internal career page .

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About the role

Canadian Blood Services is looking for an experienced Partnership Manager to help build and grow a new national sport-based donor recruitment initiative.

Canadian Blood Services is excited to launch a community-based recruitment program designed to harness the reach, influence and culture of sport to inspire participation, strengthen connections with younger and more diverse audiences, and build a sustainable pipeline of new donors.

The initiative will come to life through collaborations with athletes, teams, leagues, sport organizations, clubs, schools,



community partners and grassroots networks across Canada. Basketball and hockeywill be theinitial areas of focus, with opportunities to support and expand into other sports over time.

This is a unique opportunity to help build a national movement from the ground up. The successful candidate will understand the Canadian sport ecosystem, possess strong relationship-building and partnership development skills, and have the ability to bring together diverse stakeholders around a shared purpose.

By building meaningful partnerships across all levels of sport, this individual will play a critical role in helping weave blood donation into the fabric of Canadian sport and creating lasting connections between sport communities and Canada's Lifeline.

- Develop and implement a partnership engagement strategy that leverages the reach and influence of the Canadian sport ecosystem to support donor recruitment and community participation.
- Identify, cultivate and manage relationships with national and provincial sport organizations, leagues, teams, clubs, schools, athletes, community groups and other key stakeholders.
- Establish and grow a network of sport partners that can mobilize participants, volunteers, families and fans around Canada's Lifeline.
- Develop and deliver partnership proposals,



presentations and impact reports that secure partner commitment, demonstrate measurable value and foster long-term engagement.
- Collaborate with regional recruitment, marketing, communications, and program design teams to help shape the strategic direction of Canadian Blood Services’ sport recruitment strategy, leveraging knowledge of the sport ecosystem and partner feedback to direction and decision making.
- Work directly with sport organizations to integrate blood and plasma donation into their culture, programming, events and community initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to engage athletes, coaches, officials and sport leaders as advocates and ambassadors for Canada's Lifeline.
- Collaborate with internal and external partners to activate national, regional and local opportunities across basketball, hockey and other priority sports.
- Build strong relationships with community leaders and diverse audiences to ensure the initiative resonates authentically within different communities across Canada.
- Monitor partnership performance and establish measurement frameworks tied to partner participation and engagement, biological donations and long-term engagement.
- Maintain a solid understanding of the sport landscape and identify emerging opportunities, trends and organizations that can contribute to program growth.
- Help shape a scalable sport engagement model that can expand across additional sports and communities over time.

Desired education and skills

- Significant experience in partnership development, sponsorship, business development, community engagement, sport management or a related field.
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📌 Partnerships Manager (Toronto)
🏢 Canadian Blood Services
📍 Toronto